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News
Chemistry professors make Highly Cited Researchers list
Juewen Liu and Linda Nazar have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2023 list from Clarivate.
Vasily Panferov recipient of AMTD fellowship
Vasily Panferov is one of four recent recipients of the AMTD Waterloo Global Talent Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Another bake sale for charity, another success!
Yesterday, the CGSS and Chem Club teamed up once again to run another successful fundraiser bake sale for the Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.
Events
Master's Seminar - Azharuddin Mohammed
A general unitary transform of Ĥ
Supervisor: M. Nooijen
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
2:30 PM
C2-361
Chemistry Seminar Series: Audrey Laventure
Additive manufacturing of functional polymer materials
Audrey Laventure
Canada Research Chair in Functional Polymer Materials
Department of Chemistry, Institut Courtois
University of Montreal
Friday, December 1, 2023
12:30 p.m.
In-person: C2-361 (Reading Room)
Chemistry Seminar Series: Eva Hemmer
Exploring new synthesis pathways to optical and magnetic lanthanide-based nanoparticles
Eva Hemmer
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
University of Ottawa
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
2:30 p.m.
In-person: C2-361 (Reading Room)